This is Denise's last appearance on the show as a series regular. She appears in Season 3, Episode 5, "Forever Hold Your Peace," when Dwayne and Whitley visit New York for Whitley's father's wedding. Other characters from "The Cosby Show," such as Claire, Martin, and Olivia, also make appearances in that same episode.
Lisa Bonet's last appearance on this show. She returned as a regular cast member on The Cosby Show (1984).
This episode was the first pilot produced, but scrapped for the second pilot that aired as the second episode of the series. This episode would be shelved and eventually aired as the season finale. Vernee Watson-Johnson is part of the main cast at this point as Carla, the original Gilbert Hall director preceding the characters of Loretta Devine and Mary Alice who would later play the position. This also marks the final appearances of Lisa Bonet and Marissa Tomei as regular cast members on the series. Jasmine Guy and Kadeem Hardison do not appear
Maggie talks about getting letters from her boyfriend; that he's written 3 times since she arrived. However, in previous episodes she talks positively about him and he even visits in one episode.